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I am totally on board with the separation of finances (and have one shared account to which we contribute pro rata for household expenses). I assume there’s a good financial benefit to you filing MFJ. There isn’t for us but if we did I might try to run the returns as MFS and then use those numbers to determine proportional shares. Or just use the amount of tax each partner paid (from W-2s) to calculate the proportion of who gets what back on the refund.  There isn’t a right answer but you could just agree on a calculation that is reasonable and based at least somewhat on logic.

Well the answer seems to be no. Of course we have our own savings, yet we also receive and spend money in our own ways. I find it odd how it wouldn't at least pinpoint the difference as individuals anyways. At the end of the day, it is a commitment of understanding what is what and agreeing/accepting the decisions in a rational way. I find it surprising how other folks just accept it blindly. That's my opinion!

Yes, you've gotten married twice. Your previous and your current.

no, it was only needed for beneficiary ))

To answer the OP:

If you follow VJ's example I-134 form dated 2011 - Question #11 regarding contributions yes/no boxes are left "unchecked" and in the explanation section, you are to write "N/A (K1 Visa Process For Permanent Residence)":
http://www.visajourney.com/examples/Form-I-134.pdf

In the new revised I-134 form dated 2018 - Question #38 now regards contributions.  If we are to follow VJ's example, you would still leave the yes/no boxes "unchecked".  But now, your explanation is submitted in Part 7 on page 8 of the new form.  

You will do this:
3.a. "Page 4"
3.b. "Part Number 3"
3.c. "Item Number 38"
3.d. "N/A (K1 Visa Process For Permanent Residence)"

You're basically giving the same information as in the old I-134 form, but, in a different location:



Hope this helps everyone!

Can be a lucky one who gets appproved first time a date is touched, or not have your case touched until two months after they first touched the NOA1 date. This is a form of gambling I had no idea I signed up for. Might have better chance of leaving Las Vegas with a stack of money than being in the lucky pile 😂

Same for me. It really sucks. Stay strong!

Same for me. It really sucks. Stay strong!

I had left mine blank, but I also included a copy of my fiance's I-94 history from this >https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home< website. Everything had checked out fine and was approved. 

Items 37 and 38 aren't related. The instructions sheet is contradictory. If the alien beneficiary is not currently in the US at the point of filing, Item 38 can be skipped. However, if the alien beneficiary has ever been to the US, definitely attach his/her I-94 record retrieved from CBP's website